Rail tie and fastener.



J. KATRINA.

RAIL TIE AND FASTENBR.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 21, 1911'.

1,012,205. Patnl zed De( 1 9,191L

-- designates a metal tie preferably rectanguone of the wedges.

JOHN KATRINA, or YUKION, PENNSYLVANIA.

RATL TIE AND FASTENER.

Patented Dec. 19, 1911.

Serial No. 645,131.

1,012,205. Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 21, 1911.

rear walls 11'of the grooves 9 are slightly tapered,.the purpose of which will be hereinafter described.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OHN KATRINA a citizen of'the United States, residing at Yukon, in the county of Westmoreland and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail Ties and Fasteners, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to metallic ties and rail fasteners and has for itsobject to provide a strong tie for supporting rails and a fastener for the same which is simple in construction and efficient in operation, and one which may be quickly manipulated for laying a new rail or removing a broken one.

\Vith the above and other objects in view, the invention resides in the novel;- features of construction, combination, and'arrangement of parts, as will be fully hereinafter described, claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which, j

Figure 1 is a. plan view of a portion of the tie and rail; Fig. 2-is a sidegelevation of the same; Fig. 3 is a perspectiveview of wedges 12, each of which consists of a flange 13, the upper and lower surface of which is clined surface of the hook 8. The lower 14, the same being adapted to rest upon thebottom 10 of the groove 9. The outer edge of said flange is tapered to correspond with the tapered zontal bearing face that, when the wedg surface 15 thereof rail base flange. The flange 13 is" further provided with a head 16, the inner end of which bears against web 7 and, when driven, will force the rails laterally into binding engagement with the hooks 6, whereby the rails are firmly clamped and braced.

Having thus I claim as new and desire to secure by Lettors-Patent is zy In a metallic tie and rail fastener, the combination with rails, of a tie having seats e is driven, the, under Wlll bear against the inner Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 lar in cross section and being provided near its ends with rail supporting seats 2, each consisting of a bottom 3 and vertical side walls 4:. Formed integral with the upper surface of the tie 1 and adapted to overhang the outer flange of the rail base 5is a hook 6, the under surface of which is inclined so as to rest flush 'against the upper inclined surface of the base flange. The upper surface of the hook 6 is flush with the upper surface of the tie 1, the inner end of the same being adapted to bear against the lower portion of the web 7 of the rail. A second hook 8 is provided and is adapted to overhang but not bear against the inner flange of the rail base 5; the upper surface of the hook 8 is also flush with the upper surface of the tie 1 and has its under surface inclined and stopping at a point slightly above the bottom of the rail seat 2 and beyond the inner vertical wall-4, thus forming a transverse groove 9, the bottom 10 of which is above the bottom plane of the rail seat. The

per surface of the ties, said seats having vertical walls for the rail flanges to res; against, hooks formed integral with the outer ends of the ties and overhanging said portion of the ties whereby a groove 18 formed adjacent the seats, the bottoms of which are arranged above the bottom plane of said seats, the inner walls of said grooves five cents each, by addressing the (iommissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 6.

copies of this patent may be obtained for inclined for engagement with the under inin said grooves, said wedges having flanges Adapted for insertion in the grooves 9 are end of the flange 12 is provided with a horiformation of the wall 11 of the groove so the inner face of the described my invention, what formed therein and extending below the upseats, second hooks formed upon the inner the webs of the rails toes being tapered, wedges adapted for insertion. 

